Sanna Puustinen (born 24 March 1988; in marriage also known as Sanna Piilo) is a Finnishcurler.Piilo, Sanna , Curling.fi /ref> Puustinen grew up in
Hyvinkää
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but lives in
Helsinki
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.
Puustinen has represented Finland in four
European Curling Championships
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. She was an alternate at her first European Championships in 2005. She didn't play in any games, and the team placed 10th. She played in
2011 European Curling Championships
The 2011 Le Gruyère European Curling Championships were held in Moscow, Russia from December 2 to 10.Heidi Hossi, and
Eszter Juhász
Eszter Juhász (born 23 February 1988 in Hungary) is a Finland, Finnish curling, curler.
She started curling in 2006 at the age of 18.
Eszter Juhász was born in Hungary. Her family moved to Finland when Juhász was at the age of 2.
Teams Wom ...
team skipped by
Oona Kauste
Oona Kauste (born 4 January 1988, in Espoo) is a Finnish curler from Helsinki. She is currently the skip of the Finnish National Women's team.
Career Women's
Kauste has represented Finland in seven European Curling Championships. She was an al ...
, and placed 12th (8-1 in the B Division). The team returned to the Euros at the
2013 European Curling Championships
The 2013 European Curling Championships were held from November 22 to 30 at the Sørmarka Arena in Stavanger, Norway. Norway last hosted the European Curling Championships in 1990. The Group C competitions were held in October at the Tårnby Cu ...
, with new lead
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* Marijo
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. The team finished in 11th place, winning the B Division, and promoting Finland to the A Division of the
2014 European Curling Championships
The 2014 European Curling Championships were held November 22 to 29 at the Palladium de Champéry in Champéry, Switzerland. Switzerland last hosted the European Curling Championships in 2010, when it was also held in Champéry. The Group C compet ...
. There, Puustinen led her rink to a 5–4 record, and a 6th-place finish. This qualified Finland for the
2015 World Women's Curling Championship
The 2015 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the Zen-Noh World Women's Curling Championship 2015 for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 14 to 22 at the Tsukisamu Gymnasium in Sapporo, Japan. It marks the second time that a wor ...
.
Puustinen also played at the
2012 European Mixed Curling Championship
The 2012 European Mixed Curling Championship was held from September 30 to October 6 at the Milli Piyango Curling Arena in Erzurum, Turkey. In the final, Scotland, skipped by Ewan MacDonald, defeated Sweden, skipped by Rickard Hallström, with a ...
, playing
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for the Finnish team, skipped by
Aku Kauste
Aku Kauste (born 17 November 1979) is a Finnish curler from Helsinki. He is currently the skip for the national team of Finland. Kauste is one of the most successful curling players in Finland, with over 20 medals in the Finnish Curling Champio ...
Tiina Kölhi
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People named Tiina include:
* Tiina Ala-aho (born 19??), Finnish Paralympic track and field athlete
* Tiina Benno (born 1961), Estonian politician
* Tiina Intelmann (born 1963), Estonian dipl ...
in 2012 with
Oona Kauste
Oona Kauste (born 4 January 1988, in Espoo) is a Finnish curler from Helsinki. She is currently the skip of the Finnish National Women's team.
Career Women's
Kauste has represented Finland in seven European Curling Championships. She was an al ...
, 2013 with
Anne Malmi
Anne Malmi (born 21 December 1965 as Anne Eerikäinen) is a Finnish female curler and curling coach.
She started curling in 1983 at the age of 18.
She has one of the longest women's international curling careers at a high international level ...